of this hour is headlines: the international committee of the red cross says israel strikes have obliterated the healthcare system in northern gaza, putting civilians at. grave risk a group of un experts says israel has committed serious violations of international law in gaza and must face the consequences of its actions. and israeli media say siren sound over a large part of the occupied territories after tel aviv is targeted with two ballistic missiles coming from.

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the international committee of the red cross has reported the health care system in northern gaza has been obliterated, putting civilians at grave risk of going without life-saving care. the icrc in a statement called for the protection of medical facilities under international humanitarian law. it noted that the alauda hospital is now one of the few functioning medical facilities in northern gaza, while the kamela adwan and indonesian hospitals are entirely non-operational. the committee. noted that israel's recent raid on the kamala adwan hospital has rendered the facility out of service. it also reported the of continuation of war has severely damaged these facilities and endangered staff and patients. the statement said that the influx of patients caregivers and displaced civilians seeking shelter creates a situation that medical personnel cannot solve. it added that the increasingly dangerous situation comes in addition to more than a year of insufficient provision of medical equipment.

and fuels, fuel, food, and specialized healthcare capacities. we were earlier joined by author and journalist eric walberg who shared his views with us on the deadly israeli attacks on gaza hospitals. let's take a listen. all of the western leaders are basically uh have been made fools up by israel. it's quite incredible to see this and and they continue to destroy hospitals, the idea is to kill all palestinians, all palestinians that don't leave voluntarily, it's either leave or we kill you, that was the original 1948, that's what the israeli soldiers when they came to villages, they said either you leave or we kill you, and they did, they wiped out whole villages in 1948 of people that tried to stay, so that's what the palestinians in gaza, they're saying we're...

staying and israel saying we're going to kill you, so that's that's the situation. well, you see, this is part of israel's strategy, it's defied the united nations right from 1948, it's refused to abide by hundreds of un resolutions, which no other state does, so it's it's basically trying to destroy the international order, and that's uh what the us is complicit in, it want the us does not want the united nations. "probably trump will, he will either pull out of the united nations or he will cut drastically funding, i'm sure this is going to happen, so it's basically the us, israel is trying to destroy all of international law. the united nations rights experts say israel must face consequences for inflicting maximum suffering on palestinian civilians in gaza. 11 un experts issued a joint statement saying israel..."

was violating international law and being sheltered by its allies. the experts emphasize at the regime's ongoing impunity since a dangerous message and accountability is necessary. they cited crime. against humanity, including murder, torture, and forced displacement, as well as war crimes like indiscriminate attacks on civilians and using starvation as a weapon. the un experts said this has led to immense suffering in occupied palestinian territories. they stressed that civilians are protected under international law and warned that actions aimed at their destruction could be genocidal. they also called for urgent and thorough investigations into these serious violations. the experts also raised concern over israeli attacks in the northern gaza where siege and evacuation orders could lead to permanent displacement and potential annexation of the territory. we were earlier joined by activist and political analyst john bosnit who shared his views on the statement by un experts

regarding the israeli atrocities in gaza. let's see what he has to say. well, i think that we're moving in the right direction. here with more and more experts making statements on the subject, it wouldn't have been a year ago that you would never hear these comments coming from major international organizations, so i think that the the size and the length of the israeli violations of human rights has gone beyond the acceptable limit for even the international organizations that have been covering up for israel for decades. so we are hitting a level now where conservative estimates say 17, a minimum of 17 children and women have been actually exterminated by israel indiscriminately, and we're not seeing any effort to apologize on israel's part, nor are we

seeing any explanation for their behavior whatsoever, so we already have the world courts acting to arrest the israeli leader. netanyahu, netanyahu is trying to stay in power by making the entire population of israel focus on the palestinians as the enemies not just of themselves, but of netanyahu, and this game of playing with human lives to stay in political power will not last very long, and i think that it could lead to a break between the united states and israel if pursued properly on the international level. "the palestinian resistance movement hamas strongly condemns the recent deaths of several palestinians in israeli jails. in a statement hamil said, the deaths demonstrate clear evidence of the regime's brutality and its disregard for human values. the group said israely crimes, including torture and abuse and deprivation are a direct

consequence of inaction on the part of the international community and the unjust us bias against palestinians. hamas called on rights organizations to..." take effective measures to hold israeli leaders accountable for their crimes. the palestinian authorities ministry for detaines and the palestinian prisoners club say they have received reports of the deaths of five palestinians in israeli detention. the club said the prisoners were arrested during the israeli genocide in gaza. over 50 palestinian detainees have died in israeli jails since the start of the regime's genocido campaign. political commentator anthony james hall joined us earlier with his take regarding israeli brutality against palestinian prisoners. let's take a listen. there's so many ironies around this situation. let's bear in mind that the country of israel,

the jewish state of israel is engaged in several prosecutions. it's the un at the international court of justice at the international criminal icc, you there there are processes to show that israel is doing genocide, violating the highest level of law, netanyahu and the defense minister are subject to charges by the icc which they're trying to avoid. the international criminal court of justice said that the settlements of these occupied territories, it's all illegal settlements, and that these illegal settlements should be dismantled and people should leave the settler people, leave the indigenous people, the palestinians behind, so the

palestinian people in israeli prisons, are they political prisoners, many of them are charged? with nothing uh, the theory would be, i suppose, in israeli opinion that these are law breakers,

reports say at least two explosions were heard in central parts of the occupied territories following the missile strike. they say around 1 million israeli settlers rush to take shelters. the operation at israel's bingoran airports was also halted due to the strike. yemen has been frequently targeting areas in israeli occupied territories with missile and rocket strikes. the yemani army says the strikes are in retaliation for the israeli. side against palestinians, the attacks are also in retaliation for the us and uk strikes on the yemini soil. our son

correspondent yusufy joined us earlier with more details regarding the latest yemani missile strike on israel. let's take a listen. the only threat that yemen represents is to the israeli regime and its allies uh for as long as this genocide and palestine continues uh, look, the fact of the matter is the palestine, the palestine genocide, uh, the israeli genocide of palestinians is becoming a common norm, um, people are turning a deaf, a deaf ear and a blind guy to the atrocities that israel is committing, and israel wants to play the victim because they're not used to, they're not used to the tables being turned and them getting a taste of their own medicine, which is why they have big problem with yemen, because... as you as you mentioned and as israeli media has mentioned, you have millions of uh israelis scattering, scrambling to reach

the shelters because of this constant threat that's uh uh being directed from yeman and it will continue to be that case until the uh genes in palestine ends and this is the first and foremost demand and then until the the uh israeli regime and its western allies stop its aggression on yemen, because they continue to also carry out attacks on yemeny public infrastructure and yemeny public uh civilian infrastructure and facilities such as the power towers are trying to stir another humanitarian crisis uh across the country, but yemen is prepared this time, this is not the saudi left coalition war on yemen, yemen has developed sophisticated hypersonic missile weapons and ballistic missiles and drones. iran's un ambassador has categorically rejected unfounded

claims by the us and uk about the heran's alleged role in raising tensions in the red sea region. in a letter to the un chief and the president of the security council, amir said arani describes anti-iran accusations as politically motivated. he added that such allegations are designed to inflame tensions and foment instability in the region. ervani said anti-iran allegations are circulate. by israel to distract the world from the regime's ongoing ethnic cleansing in gaza and aggression against yemen. he urged the security council to fulfill its responsibilities under the un charter, stressing that it must not be swayed by israel's propaganda. the iranian diplomat also slammed the us and uk for supporting the israel regime's illegal actions against yemen, which amount to serious violations of the un charter and international law. the jordanian foreign ministry has strongly condemned israel's attacks on gaza hospitals. the condemnation follows the

storming and torching of kamal adwan hospital in northern gaza by israeli occupation forces who also forcibly evacuated patients and medical staff. press tvs azeid reports. white spread outrage and official denunciation in jordan following israel's attack on kamal adwan hospital in northern. the assault which involved touching and destroying parts of the hospital and targeting patients and medical staff is a clear breach of humanitarian and international loss قوات الاحتلال تريد ان the occupying forces aim to eraise evidence of their crimes, often documented in hospitals such as kamal adwan hospital. their objective is to break the spirit of gaza's people, sending a message that even their last sanctuary for medical care will be closed, set a light and obliterated. yet these attempts are destined to fail. the people of gaza remain steadfast,

resilient and victorious. the reality is that the zionist enemy is way. an assault on life in gaza, relentlessly targeting every lifeline available to the palestinian people. it focuses its aggression on the healthcare sector, especially in the northern region, aiming to eradicate access to essential medical care. we call upon the arab world to take a decisive and united stand to halt this brutal aggression. jordan's response underscores its unwavering commitment to the palestinian causes and its dedication to defending. as members of parliament, we must intensify our efforts to pressure arab and international parliaments, governments and

institutions to hold those responsible accountable and prevent the recurrence of. crimes: this incident unfolds against the backchop of a catastrophic humanitarian crisis in gazza, driven by the ongoing blockaid and recent military escalation, considering their vastly rooted social, cultural and political ties with palestinians, the burning and destruction of kamal adwan hospital has sparked outrage among many jordanians, marking it another instance of blatant israeli aggression. press tv, amman. iran and aman have reaffirmed their commitment to regional stability, independence and closer bilateral ties. in tahran, the romani foreign minister said badr al-busaid met with his iranian counterpart abbas arakshi and president masud bazishkin for high-level talks on regional issues as well as bilateral cooperation. gisu misha ahmadi has more. a timely visit has described by

for stability in the region together, we condemn the attacks on yemen and strongly support a ceasefire in gaza to halt the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe. our nations are committed to promoting peace and fostering cooperation. iran's president masud pasashian echoed these views during a meeting later in the day, stressing the vital importance of unity among muslim nations, particularly given the ongoing developments

in the region, while also highlighting the significance. of strengthening bilateral ties. our talks reflect the enduring and deep-rooted friendship between oman and iran. we remain committed to enhancing trade, advancing regional stability and strengthening mutual respect and collaboration. the visit holds significance on multiple fronts, including regional developments and economic ties. the evolving situation clearly necessitated a high-level meeting.

billion dollars last year. in line with a policy to expand bilateral relations, iran and oman will be holding a joint commission next month in moscot. gisum ahmadi press tv, tehran. well, 2024 was a volatile year for russia navigating the ongoing conflict in ukraine, terrorism and other obstacles. however, the country continues to weather the storm showing positive signs for the future. jerry byer's reports from st. petersburg on some of. 2024 news highlights. russia's year started strong with president putin doing a lengthy interview with journalist tucker carlson in february, which... went viral, putin explained russia's position on the causes the conflict in ukraine and how russia has responded to 10 years of western economic sanctions. tragedy struck russia when

gunman opened fire on concert goers and shoppers at the crocus city hall near moscow, more than 140 people were killed with another 500 injured in the horrific terrorist attack and subsequent fire. russian security services. been contained and hasn't deterred russian progress on the other fronts. the russian city of cazan hosted the bricks plus summit in october. the summit welcomed many world leaders

including the un secretary general. attendies praise the event as progress towards a multipolar world. an eu parliament review commented that the summit demonstrated that russia had not been isolated by western sanctions. as 2024 comes. to an end, russia remains politically stable with a growing economy. its people have endured a challenging year, but the general mood here is one of faith and optimism. to illustrate this, president putin recently answered a question as to whether he believed that in 2025 the war in ukraine would end, he simply stated, "i believe in god, and god is with us." jerry byers for press tv, st. petersburg. iran has been the target of terrorist attacks like some other countries. the terrorist attacks that aimed to topple the islamic establishment in iran have enjoyed washington support

for decades. our explainer program takes a closer look at the issue. a terrorist attack has taken place in iran. this occurred in an area called bandar lenge, a coastal city in iran. southern province of hormoska. a suicide bomber killed the head the city's police intelligence department. another officer was also injured but remained alive. the group that claimed responsibility for the for the attack is called the ansarqan terrorist group, a baluchi sunni armed group active in sustan and buluchistan, a designated terrorist group by iran. furqan was established in december 2013. they have ties to katib. all with affiliations to al-qaeda in one form or another.

the ansad furqan terrorist group and other sunni terrorist groups have carried out several terrorist attacks inside the islamic republic. the daesh terrorist groups have also committed terrorism with two of the largest ones being the attack on iran's parliament and the attack on imam khamaini's molia. in tehran, although the reasons for the attacks are based on sunni extremism comprised of hate for shia islam, there are other reasons why they have carried out these terrorist activities against iran. those other reasons are traced back to the sources of outside funding for these terrorist groups, which involves the us, the cia and israel's massad. in 2007, president george w. bush gave the cia approval to launch covert black operation. to achieve regime change in iran, endorsing cia plans for propaganda and disinformation campaign intended to destabilize the country. he raised $400 million dollars for action

against iran, cover activities which included support of the minority, arab and baluchi groups and other dissident organizations. the us central intelligence agency, the cia and the joint special operations command have been. involved in clandestine operations against iran. they conducted cross-border operations from southern iraq like kidnapping irgc soldiers into iraq for interrogation. it's not worthy to point out that cia agents and regional assets are active both inside and outside of iran. in iran, cia agents make contacts for the jsoc operatives, sending them personnel, material and money into iran. one of the jsoc task force missions was the pursuit of high value targets, but iran's intelligence service is very high skilled to break up these operative rings. example:

of armed groups inside iran benefiting from us support are many, the terrorist group with links to al-qaeda's one, according to former cia officer robert bear, another group with ties to the us that has received funding and even training, is the terrorist group, mko or meck, responsible for the deaths of over 17, iranians. well, thank you very much for watching this hours headlines, for more updates. stay tuned topress tv world news, goodbye. cossom, marta, lieutenant general sulaymani.

he was born in a village and became a shepherd when he was five. as a teenager, he decided to become an irgc force, a commander who always liked to be considered a fighter. war on drugs in eastern iran, friendly relations with iraqi-kurdistan, the effective role in 33-day war in lebanon and training forces who stood up against daesh militants and defended iraq and syria. kassam was present wherever he was needed, even amid floods in southern iran.

was a brave man, he was a symbol against capitalization not only in iran also for all the countries in the region. look who was general qassim sulaymani, he was fighting against daish, a proxy of international establishment, you can say americans, and americans who supposed to call daesh a terrorist and instead of fighting against darish they were fighting against general qaسم sulaymani was not only working for the cause of شیع communities of the world but in fact he was working for the entire muslim ummah that

is why he emerged as a hero and fearless leader. sardar sulaimani. the absence of general sulaimani is not being felt by iranians alone, but by all the oppressed people around the world. general sulaimani was a great revolutionary and the hero beyond the borders. i have closely watched and i have closely read and i have clos. followed general qasim sulaymani for a long time, i personally believe his only school of thought is to help and develop humanity, generally when such high profile assassinations are carried out, the countries do not take credit for the assassinations, but the manner in which the united states of america took credit.

of eliminating general qasim sulaymani, it it tells us that he has been a high value target for them, his killing has been you know a high profile killing and also tells us about the stature of that you know person, military person is also credited of you know trying to forge unity and trying to forge a partnership between the muslim powerful leaders in the muslim world.